Business announces grand opening
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — The Grand Junction local economy is adding one new business to its list, SURPstone. SURPstone, short for single-use repurposed plastic stone, is a company that...
View ArticleVideo of Five Guys customer yelling racial slurs goes viral
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — A video recorded at Five Guys in Grand Junction, showing a customer yelling racial slurs at two employees, is going viral on social media. A question posed by the...
View ArticleFrustrated Americans await the economic changes they voted for with Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fed up with high prices and unimpressed with an economy that by just about any measure is a healthy one, Americans demanded change when they voted for president. They could get it....
View ArticleMemorial to be held to honor Amanda Overstreet
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) - The community is coming together to hold a memorial for Amanda Overstreet. The event will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 16, at Long Family Memorial Park, 3117 F...
View ArticleAzerbaijan is the host of the UN's climate conference, shining a spotlight on...
The spotlight is on Azerbaijan as the small petrostate in the South Caucasus hosts the U.N.’s biggest climate conference. Diplomats from across the world will descend on the capital Baku for the...
View Article1 monkey recovered safely, 42 others remain on the run from South Carolina lab
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — One of 43 monkeys bred for medical research that escaped a compound in South Carolina has been recovered unharmed, officials said Saturday. Many of the others are still located a...
View ArticleKing Charles III and Kate will attend remembrance events as both royals...
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III and the Princess of Wales both plan to attend the United Kingdom's annual ceremony honoring fallen service personnel on Sunday, a sign that the royal family is slowly...
View ArticleGunmen open fire in a bar in central Mexico killing 10 and injuring 13
HUEHUETOCA, Mexico (AP) — Gunmen opened fire in a bar in central Mexico killing 10 people and injuring 13, local authorities said Sunday. The attack took place Saturday in the historic city center of...
View ArticleJoey Logano wins Phoenix finale for 3rd NASCAR Cup championship in 1-2 finish...
AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Eliminated from the playoffs at the end of the second round, Joey Logano received a second chance when another competitor was disqualified. He pounced on the opportunity. Logano...
View ArticleSatellite images and documents indicate China working on nuclear propulsion...
BANGKOK (AP) — China has built a land-based prototype nuclear reactor for a large surface warship, in the clearest sign yet Beijing is advancing toward producing its first nuclear-powered aircraft...
View ArticleUN climate talks to focus on money to help poor nations cut carbon pollution
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — A complex international two-week-long game of climate change poker is convening. The stakes? Just the fate of an ever-warming world. Curbing and coping with climate change's...
View ArticleHarriet Tubman posthumously named a general in Veterans Day ceremony
CHURCH CREEK, Md. (AP) — Revered abolitionist Harriet Tubman, who was the first woman to oversee an American military action during a time of war, was posthumously awarded the rank of general on...
View ArticleGJPD warning residents of potential scam calls
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — After several reports of scam calls, the Grand Junction Police Department is warning residents what to do if they receive one. The scam calls that prompted a news...
View ArticleFEMA asking for public comment
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Residents in the County and City of Delta, Cedaredge, Hotchkiss, Orchard City and Paonia are urged to provide comment on proposed flood hazard determinations. The...
View ArticleVeterans Day service in Fruita draws big crowd
FRUITA, Colo. (KREX) — On November 11, 11 am of 1918, a blanket of silence fell onto the scorched battlefields. Armistice Day, now known as Veterans Day, commemorated the end of World War I. At 11:11...
View ArticleWisconsin Supreme Court grapples with whether state's 175-year-old abortion...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative prosecutor's attorney struggled Monday to persuade the Wisconsin Supreme Court to reactivate the state's 175-year-old abortion ban, drawing a tongue-lashing from...
View ArticleThe Latest: Fewer than 20 races to be called as control of Congress hangs in...
Control over the U.S. House of Representatives still hangs in the balance, teetering between a Republican or Democratic majority with fewer than 20 races left to be called. Follow the AP’s Election...
View ArticleDutch tram set on fire while tensions are high after violence targeting...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dozens of people armed with sticks and firecrackers set a tram on fire in Amsterdam on Monday, police said, while the city is facing tensions following violence last week...
View ArticleHaiti’s main airport shuts down as gang violence surges and a new prime...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s international airport shut down on Monday after gangs opened fire at a commercial flight landing in Port-Au-Prince, prompting some airlines to temporarily suspend...
View ArticleAzerbaijan accused of ramping up repression of critics ahead of hosting UN...
As representatives from nearly 200 countries, along with hundreds of journalists, arrived in Azerbaijan in November for the U.N. climate conference known this year as COP29, they bring with them a...
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